You stepped into the dark only to be met with a gun to your head, Maria the one holding it. For some reason, it wasn’t a surprise. Not at all. "Killing me won’t make him love you."

"It will give me a chance." Maria responded, her face hardened.

There was an eery silence before several shots echoed in the warehouse. Her body hit the floor.

"Devoted. That’s what I am to you." Marcus uttered, revealing himself slowly.